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2 Samuel 9:13

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

KJV

Porro Miphiboseth habitabat in Jerusalem, quia de mensa regis jugiter vescebatur : et erat claudus utroque pede.

Vulgate

καὶ Μεμφιβόσθε κατῴκει ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, ὅτι ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ βασιλέως διὰ παντὸς ἤσθιεν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν χωλὸς ἀμφοτέροις τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτοῦ.

LXX

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet.

ASV

וּ/מְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת יֹשֵׁב֙ בִּ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּ֣י עַל שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ תָּמִ֖יד ה֣וּא אֹכֵ֑ל וְ/ה֥וּא פִסֵּ֖חַ שְׁתֵּ֥י רַגְלָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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People Mephibosheth

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 247×
י
y
noun · 71×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 811×
מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת
mpybsht
proper_noun · 17×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פִסֵּ֔חַ
psch
adjective · 13×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
תָּמִ֔יד
tmyd
noun · 104×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 9:3 — And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
  • 2Sam 9:7 — And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table cont
  • 2Sam 9:10 — Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat
  • 2Sam 19:28 — For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto
  • Jer 52:33 — And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.